Mexican legend Canelo Alvarez takes on American Jermell Charlo in an undisputed Super Middleweight championship boxing bout. Four-belt Super Middleweight champion Alvarez and undisputed Welterweight king Jermell Charlo will be in a 168-pound contest at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas this weekend. This matchup has got boxing fans worldwide dissecting the pros and cons of weight loss and gain for both fighters. Alvarez was initially billed to fight Charlo's twin brother Jermall, the WBC Middleweight champion, who declined for health reasons. The oddsmakers have placed Alvarez as the huge favorite ahead of the highly anticipated fight.
BOXING: Undisputed Middleweight Championship
Venue: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
Where to watch: Showtime PPV
Date: 1.10.2023. 07.00
Canelo Alvarez
In 2021, Canelo Alvarez defeated then IBF World Champion Caleb Plant with a sensational eleventh-round technical knockout to become the undisputed Super Middleweight champion. This feat, earning him the status of the sixth boxer to unify all belts in one division in the four-belt era, marked the zenith of Canelo Alvarez's long career, which began when he was fifteen. The Guadalajara-Born Mexican has won multiple world championships in four weight classes, from Light Middleweight to Light Heavyweight. With over sixty professional fights, the 33-year-old Alvarez has only lost to two men: Floyd Mayweather and Dmitry Bivol. Since his victory over Plant, Alvarez has been less than stellar, losing to Bivol and picking up decisions in his last two.
Tale of the Tape
- Age: 33
- Height: 5' 8"
- Reach: 70.5"
- Record: 59-2-2 (Draw)
Should be a good fight. Canelo, obviously, is very flat-footed and heavy inside the ring. He literally walks like he has quicksand on his feet. But I think that if he throws those big bombs on Charlo's arms, obviously during the rounds, his arms will come down, and in the later rounds, Canelo will chop him down and eventually maybe stop him.
Jermell Charlo
Jermell Charlo may not be a household name to boxing fans outside of America, but the fighter is stacked with great stats. Ranked as the best active boxer, pound-for-pound by the Ring last year, the 33-year-old is the undisputed Light Middleweight king. With only one defeat in his professional career - a 2018 loss to Tony Harrison - Charlo side-stepped, making the first defense of his undisputed crown against number one contender Tim Tszyu to move up two weights to face Canelo Alvarez.
Tale of the Tape
- Age: 33
- Height: 5' 11"
- Reach: 73"
- Record: 35-1-1 (draw)
After September 30, people will appreciate my skills and what I've been doing for so long, ever since I was a kid. I come to put on a show with every fight, and I'm dangerous the whole fight. I want to be known as great.
Betting Odds
Jermell Charlo is a 4.00 underdog on Bet365. A bet for the favorite to win by KO, TKO is 3.40 odds on Bet365. Canelo Alvarez by decision is 1.833 on 1XBET, and by unanimous decision is 2.2 odds, also on 1XBET.
